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Dutch Film The Marathon a Hit in Cuba
Havana, May 21 (Prensa Latina) The combination of comedy and tragedy makes the Dutch film "El Maraton" (The Marathon) a hit with moviegoers in Cuba, a country where people often laugh at their problems. "Maybe that was the key, in the perfect combination of tears and laughter, because the joke on its own doesn't work," the film's actor and screenwriter, Martin van ...
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Internet cable from Cuba to Jamaica comes online
HAVANA -- A company that monitors global Internet traffic says another branch of the Venezuela-to-Cuba undersea fiber-optic cable has come online, connecting the island to nearby Jamaica.Internet analysis firm Renesys says it detected the new traffic between Cuban state telecom monopoly Etecsa and Cable & Wireless Jamaica beginning May 13.Renesys analyst Doug Madory announced the new ...
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Cuba Hosts Accounting and Management Congress
Havana, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Latin American Students begin today in this capital the 1st Congress of Accounting and Administration (CONTAD), to promote a professional performance based on social responsibility, ethics, and sustainability. The forum, to be held at the Havana's Conference Center and concludes on Friday, May 24, should be an opportunity to highlight the development of the ...
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Influence of Haitian Culture Focus of Colloquium in Cuba
Havana, May 21 (Prensa Latina) The legacy of Haitian culture for contemporary Cuban authors is one of the leading discussions at today's International Symposium on Cultural Diversity in the Caribbean, sponsored by Havana-based Casa de las Americas. Haiti's influence on the works of writers such as Enrique Serpa and Antonio Benitez will be the main topics of lectures by professors from ...
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Media Alert - Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival Heats up Toronto
Toronto Caribbean Carnival. The York South-Weston MPP will be joined at the podium with new and returning corporate and media sponsors, and festival executives at the ONTARIO SCIENCE ...
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Dominican Republic court hands Catholic Church a stunning setback
Santo Domingo.- A National District court on Monday handed down an unprecedented setback against Dominican Republic's Catholic Church, rejected a restraining order against the family planning organization's (ProFamilia) sex education campaign. Civil Court 5th Chamber judge Eunice Minaya ruled that the NGO's sexual education campaign doesn't violate the fundamental rights of ...
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Caribbean Cruise Line -- Scam Artists Apprehended in New Jersey Reveal Travel Industry Concerns
A New Jersey Couple Recently Accused of Money Laundering and Deception in a Travel Scam Has Showcased the Importance of Legitimate Providers in the Industry; Caribbean Cruise Line Scam Watch Highlights This Incident and Provides ...
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Caribbean crunch Villas-Boas Levy Lewis to thrash out Tottenham summer plans
REUTERS - Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson capped his final season in charge of the English Premier League champions by clinching the League Managers' Association Manager of the Year award for the fourth time on Monday. The 71-year-old Scot's unparallelled success in British soccer ended on Sunday with a remarkable 5-5 draw against West Bromwich Albion. "In a way I am glad ...
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Small and Large Steps towards Equality for Gays in Cuba
CIEGO DE VILA, Cuba , May 20 2013 (IPS) - The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in Cuba has won advances on issues like the change of name of pre-operative transgender persons, while they continue to fight for the right to same-sex civil ...
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Moodys warns of debt default relapse for Jamaica Belize
Ratings agency Moody's Investor Service said Monday that there is a high probability that Jamaica and Belize will relapse into default."At the moment, we see a high probability that Belize and Jamaica will relapse into default," Moody's said in a statement as it singled out Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname as two of the few Caribbean countries that had stable ...
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Baseball fuels dreams desperation in Dominican Republic
(Nick Purdon is a current affairs reporter and Leonardo Palleja is a current affairs producer and videographer with CBC's The National. Purdon and Palleja visited the Dominican Republic in late April 2013 to explore the dark side of Dominican baseball. Like many profesional ball teams, the Toronto Blue Jays have a number of stars from the Dominican Republic: Jose Bautista, Jose Reyes, Edwin ...
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Cleveland kidnap suspect Ariel Castro to plead not guilty Craig Weintraub
The man accused of keeping three women in captivity in his Ohio home for about a decade will plead not guilty, a member of his defence team said on Wednesday. Craig Weintraub, a former prosecutor representing Ariel Castro, 52, on rape and kidnapping charges, said in an interview he was concerned his client would not be able to receive a fair trial anywhere, given the publicity surrounding the ...
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Venezuela opposition Cuba calls the shots
CARACAS -- Venezuela's opposition on Monday released an audio recording that it said contains a prominent member of the ruling party discussing political strategy with a Cuban intelligence ...
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Why Prosecuting Ariel Castro for Murder Won’t Prevent Violence Against Pregnant Women
Michelle Knight, one of the three women kidnapped, raped, and imprisoned in Cleveland reported that she had repeatedly miscarried pregnancies as a result of her captor’s abuse. In response, Ohio prosecutors announced that they are considering bringing aggravated murder charges against Ariel Castro for the "unlawful termination" of Knight’s pregnancies. The fact that ...
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Security alert issued for US citizens traveling to The Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas - The United States Embassy in Nassau has issued a security alert to American citizens residing in and traveling to The Bahamas about an increase in armed robberies on New Providence. The alert came after American sailor Kyle Bruner was murdered during an armed robbery last Sunday. "Armed robbery remains a major threat facing US citizens in The Bahamas," the statement ...
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Venezuela opposition Audio suggests Cuba meddling
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela's opposition on Monday released an audio recording that it said contains a prominent member of the ruling party discussing political strategy with a Cuban intelligence ...
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Chinas President to Visit Trinidad and Tobago
The following is the statement from the Office of the Prime Minister -The Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC, Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, today announced that the President of the People's Republic of China, His Excellency Xi Jinping, will pay a State visit to Trinidad and Tobago during the period May 31 to June 2, 2013. The Chinese President will be accompanied ...
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A Unique and Diverse Caribbean Theme of Colloquium in Havana
Havana, May 20 (Prensa Latina) Beyond its cultural, historical and linguistic, the Caribbean as a whole has a unitary essence, said today the director of Casa de las Americas, Cuban writer Roberto Fernandez Retamar. During the inauguration of the International Symposium on Cultural Diversity in the Caribbean, Retamar, also essayist indicated that this region has been felt more from the last few ...
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Did I just unlock the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle
I've discovered the secret of the mysterious shipwrecks and disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle. It's rum.My discovery began as day of sailing the sparkling turquoise waters of postcard-perfect Bermuda with a local, complete with his captain's cap. Captain Ron assured me he knew the waters better than anyone and I felt reassured that I was in good hands. Conditions were ...
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Dominican Republic 22 Drug Traffickers Arrested
Santo Domingo, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The Dominican Republic National Police arrested 22 people in the last three days, linked to the drug traffic in the north-western province of Santiago, said press reports Monday. The sources some said the arrested are 18 years old, also firearms, money in cash, stolen vehicles and other items, were confiscated. The Dominican Republic has a favorable ...
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Trinidad and Tobago Wants to Strengthen Commercial Links with DR
Santo Domingo, May 20 (PL) Trinidad and Tobago seeks to increase trade relations with the Dominican Republic, and to fulfill this objective, delegations from both countries met today in this capital. We hope that enterprises from both countries may achieve the exchange of goods and services, and the formation of strategic alliances, said the President of the Export Agency of Trinidad and Tobago, ...
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Dominican Republic prosecutor says drug cartel plans to kill him
Dominican Republic.- La Romana province prosecutor Jos Polanco Ramrez said Monday drug traffickers and killers-for-hire plan attempts on his life and those of his family, for which he was assigned more bodyguards. He said Justice minister Francisco Dominguez and Police chief Jose A. Polanco already provided increased protection for him and his family, from the threat by the so-called ...
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Caribbean set to ban the discharge of all non-food waste anywhere in its waters
Every single year, around 50,000 cruise ships alone, carrying a total of 14.5 million passengers, call at various ports in the Caribbean. With them comes sewerage, solid waste, leftover food, oily bilge water, and ‘grey water’ (the waste water from showering, bathing, washing up etc). Years ago, all of this waste would have been dumped into the crystal oceans of the world by cruise lines and other shipping companies, but the Wider Caribbean region has taken steps to prevent the further destruction of their environments.
Right now, at any given time, there are hundreds of cruise ships, tankers, bulk carriers, fishing vessels and pleasure craft frequenting the waters of the Wider Caribbean, a huge area of ocean of around 3.3 million square kilometers. The Wider Caribbean is home to 28 nations, either island nations or countries with a coastline on the Caribbean. Read more
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